Analysis of epitope spreading over an eleven-year period in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
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Beitragende
Abstract
During a period of more than eleven years serum samples of a patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus were collected and analyzed for anti- nuclear autoantibodies. High titer of anti-La/SS- B were detectable in all serum samples. The La/SS-B epitopes remained constant. Besides anti-La/SS - B antibodies all serum samples contained traces of anti-Ro/SS - A including anti-Ro52 and anti-Ro60 antibodies. During disease flares anti-Ro/SS-A antibodies were upregulated and anti-dsDNA antibodies appeared, thus supporting the concept of an antigen driven intermolecular epitope spreading to Ro/SS - A and dsDNA.
Details
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Seiten (von - bis) | 461-464 |
Seitenumfang | 4 |
Fachzeitschrift | Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology |
Jahrgang | 27 |
Ausgabenummer | 6 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 1998 |
Peer-Review-Status | Ja |
Externe IDs
PubMed | 9855219 |
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Schlagworte
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Schlagwörter
- Autoimmunity, Epitope spreading, La/SS-B, Sjogren's syndrome, SLE, Systemic lupus erythematosus